Technology - New Discoveries, Research, Studies And Breakthroughs

Curious about recent discoveries and breakthroughs in the tools, machines, methods and applications that can be used to solve real-world problems and challenges? Want the most interesting news and updates relating to our developing new ways to interact with our world and manage our lives? We cover them here.

Ever watched the Design Squad? Design Squad is a kids program on PBS consisting of 8 young engineers. As a team these young engineers take on engineering challenges for an actual client such as Ikea. There are 13 episodes per season. In the final episode the top two contestants compete, "for the Grand Prize-a $10,000 college scholarship from the Intel® Foundation".

Lotus has always been on the front edge of research and development. Recently, they have also been pouring funding into R&D for cleaner fuels. The introduction of the 270E Tri-Fuel should shine some light onto their plans.

Dreams are usually the driving force dehind creation. (Laziness comes in a close second.) So when Greg Zanis and his sons began planning a unique kind of new car, it was only a matter of time until it became a reality.

The engineers at Johnson Space Center in Houston have designed a new kind of Vehicle. It has no windows, doors or even seats. Then again, it is made to be driven on the moon.Although this isn't something I would expect to see at a car dealship anytime soon, it is still an amazing step in specialized design. read more »

A C$10,000 feasibility study, C$50,000 worth of design and construction on your prototype, and up to C$10,000 liability protection will go to the winner of the second annual Canadian Invention Competition, co-sponsored by Canadian Business Magazine and Nytric, a Canadian innovation engineering and consulting company.